Calf weaner



J. E. NEWSUM CALI WEANER Filed Dec. 23, 1922 I cf E. jVe/zufium, a m4.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

J'QHN E. NEWSUM, O'F IDACOMA, OKLAHQMA.

CALF WEANER.

Application fi1ed December 23, 1922. Serial No. 608,694.

T all whom it may concern: sure member. The bottom at or adjacent to Be it known that I, JOHN E. NEWSUM, a its center is provided wit-h spurs designed citizen of the United States, residing at Dato prick the cow should the calf attempt coma, in the county of Woods and State run-sing. The angle walls of the bottom 9 of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful are provided with series of apertures 11 60 Improvements in Calf VVeaners, of which whereby the calf or colt may freely breathe the following is a specification. when the closure is automatically swung to My present invention has reference to a closed position.

calf and colt weaner, and has for its object The basket-like closure 9 is wholly con- 10 to produce a simple, durable and reliable structed of metal, and incident to the links 6 means for holding the closure member of the pivotally attached beyond the center of the device in closed position when the calf or said closure beyond the center of the nose colt raises its head to nurse but which is band 1 the portion of the closure to the moved to open position when the calf or rear of the said. pivots is weightie-r than 15 colt grazes. that at the forward end thereof. The result 70 To the attainment of the foregoing and is that the closure will swing to closed posiother objects which will present themselves tion when the calf or colt raises its head as the nature of the invention is better unand incident to the angle end and bottom derstood, reference is to be had to the drawof the closure the latter will swing to open ing which accompanies and which forms position when brought to contact with the 75 part of this application. ground on the lowering of the head of the I th d j calf or colt when grazing. It will be fur- Figure l is a view illustrating my imther noted, by reference to Figure 3 of the proved weaner as the same appears when a drawings that the lower forward end of the calf places its muzzle to the ground. etal nose band is received in and may con- 80 Fjoure 2 i a similar view showing the tact with the outer angle end of the cloweaner when the calf lifts its head to atsure; while the opposite end thereof has its t pt t nur e, edge in contact with the lower or outer edge Figure 3 is an approximately central. verof the nose band adjacent to the rear theretical longitudinal sectional view through the of. Of course, the nose band is of a size to 86 improvement. permit of this arrangement without inter- Figure 4: is a perspective view of the ttering with the comfort of the animal upon basket-like closure member. which the device is applied, but such con- As disclosed by the drawing, I make use tacting engagement renders positive the opof a nose band 1 which fits around the nose eration of the improvement. 90 and jaws of the calf. This nose band is Having described the iuvent-iom I claim constructed of metal and has attached to A wcauer of the character described comthe sides thereof the head stall 2. The head prising a nose band, means for retaining stall is; of course, in the nature of leather saidnose band upon an animal, links bent out- 40 t one f hi h b i rovid d with th wardly in termediate their ends and having 95 usual buckle and the other having spaced their inner ends secured upon opposite sides openings to receive the tongue of the buckle of the nose band, a closure member for the therethrough. outer end of the nose band and being secured To the sides, near the front end of the thereto through the medium of connection nose band 1 I pivot links 3. Each link is with the outer ends of the links, said closure 100 offset adjacent to its outer end, the said member being spiked and provided with ofiset portions being pivoted, as at t to the curved portions providing the side walls straight sides 5 adjacent to the front of the thereof and the walls adjoining the curved. closure member 6. By reference to the walls being substantially V-shaped in cross drawings it will be noted that the upper section for cooperative association with the 1 edges of the sides 5 of the closure member spikes to cause the closure to swing to inopare struck at a curvature, from the center erative position when one of these parts enthereof to the ends 7. The ends are inwardgages the ground. 1y inclined and are integrally formed with In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

the angle walls 9 of the bottom of the 010- J OHN E. NE WSUM. 

